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FBI search on Whitesides Road for Crystal Rogers’ body to continue Thursday

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wedneseday, Sept. 4, 2024 — The FBI and several other law enforcement agencies wrapped up their second day Wednesday conducting searches and excavations at a Whitesides Road home in Nelson County looking for the body of Crystal Rogers. According to police, tips received by the FBI in the Crystal […]

September 5th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News | Read More »

Bardstown men charged with attempted murder in Filiatreau Lane shooting

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 — Two Bardstown men have been charged with attempted murder following a shooting incident Tuesday evening in Bardstown. At around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday evening, Bardstown Police were dispatched to the Filiatreau Lane area for a shooting report. The victim gave responding officers a description of […]

September 5th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Jail Logs,News,Police / Fire / EMS,Public Safety | Read More »

Fiscal Court sets property tax rate, approves increase in New Hope Fire dues

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court today gave final approval of the new property tax rate for 2024. The court voted unanimously to lower the county property tax rate from 12.7 cents per $100 value to 12 cents per $100 value. This means that the […]

September 3rd, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,Politics,State government | Read More »

County Clerk’s office announces location of voting centers ahead of the Nov. election

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 — The Nelson County Clerk’s office announced Tuesday changes to the number of polling places and their location for Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. There will be no polling locations at individual precincts; instead, there will be eight voting centers spread across Nelson County. Residents […]

August 21st, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Historic,News,Politics | Read More »

Opinion: A nation at a crossroads: Will we choose life or death?

By CANDY MASSARONIState Representative Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 — I am deeply troubled that a national convention would openly embrace Planned Parenthood, not only promoting its agenda but even going so far as to offer mobile services for medical abortions and the morning-after pill. How did we get to this point? There was a time […]

August 21st, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Elections,News,Opinion,Politics | Read More »

Fiscal Court asks New Hope Fire to show the need for $20 annual fire dues increase

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court had some hard questions regarding a request by the New Hope Fire Department to increase its annual dues from $40 to $60. The request first came to Nelson Fiscal Court in June 2024. The court has delayed taking action […]

August 20th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News,Public Record,Public Safety | Read More »

Council approves lower property tax rate that still generates 4% new revenue

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radiio Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 — Meeting in regular session Tuesday night, the Bardstown City Council gave initial approval of a new, lower property tax rate. The council approved reducing the property tax rate that is currently set at 16.3 cents per $100 value to 16.1 cents per […]

August 14th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Video: Crystal Rogers co-defendant fires his attorney at Thursday hearing

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 — Steve Lawson, a co-defendant in the Crystal Rogers case, fired his attorney at the start of a hearing in Nelson Circuit Court on Thursday. The hearing was supposed to consider motions by Lawson’s attorney, Ted Lavitt of Lebanon, but Lawson’s request for new counsel […]

August 9th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Courts,Crystal Rogers video,News,Public Record,Video | Read More »

Crystal Rogers case: Lawson fires Lavitt, requests court to appoint a new attorney

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 — Steve Lawson, one of the defendants in the Crystal Rogers case, told Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III he wanted to discharge his defense attorney, Ted Lavitt of Lebanon, and requested the appointment of new public defender. The court hearing was to […]

August 8th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Courts,News,Police / Fire / EMS,Public Record | Read More »

Judge Hutchins proposes Fiscal Court adopt a lower property tax rate

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved the first reading of the new property tax rate for the new fiscal year. The magistrates voted to reduce the property tax rate from 12.7 cents per $100 value to 12.0 cents per $100 value. This means that […]

August 8th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News,Politics | Read More »

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